Gorilla Trekking in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is best known for its Mountain Gorilla
populations and gorilla tracking although, it also offers some of the finest montane forest birding in Africa and is a key destination for any birder doing a Safari to Uganda.

Amongst the numerous possibilities are no fewer than 23 of Uganda's 24 Albertine Rift endemics, including spectacular, globally threatened species such as Shelley's Crimsonwing and the African
Green Broadbill.

Bwindi is one of the few in Africa to have flourished throughout the last Ice Age and it is home to roughly half of the world's mountain gorillas.

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is best known for its outstanding gorilla tracking, but it also provides refuge to elephant, chimpanzee, monkeys and various small antelope and bird species.

If you book a uganda gorilla safari without Gorilla trekking then you will have missed an opportunity to see these rare and threatened gorillas.

The variant biodiversity is supported by the fact that Bwindi is extremely old and also its slopes extend over a broad altitudinal range of 1447 m above sea level, enabling habitats ranging from
lowland forest to Afromontane vegetation. Read more here.

Gorilla Trekking in Mgahinga Gorilla National Park

Covering an area of about 33.7 sq kilometers, the park is a habitat for man's closest, the mountain gorillas which roam about the whole forest in search for food.

This park is one of the few places in the world where the endangered mountain gorillas live and it attracts people from different countries to come on Uganda Gorilla Safari.

There is no doubt that Mgahinga Gorilla national park is one of the leading tourism sites in Uganda since it harbors these rare primates.

One may wonder why gorilla Safari should be done in Mgahinga and not other places but the secret behind it is that this park has a thick rain forest with a wide variety of tree species and
gorillas are known to be vegetarians.

There is enough food for them in the park and this is the reason why some even migrate from Congo and Rwanda to this place.

Though not in large numbers, gorillas of Mgahinga are easily seen in their natural habitats and this makes tracking more easy compared to other parks. Read more here.

Gorilla Trekking Rules And Regulations

Gorilla trekking is exciting but it can also be dangerous and for anything that is good, there must be regulations otherwise if money wasn’t regulated then it would be of no value. We
discuss the rules and regulations of gorilla trekking.

A minimum of just 8 visitors can be allowed to track a particular Group or family.

Ensure you have clean hands before you head out to track the gorillas.

Keep you voices as low as possible as you head to track the gorillas and even when you meet them.

You will be led by the guide or ranger guide through the trails of the park, please follow them and ensure you do not be apart from you group members.

As you approach the gorillas you will be informed b the guide such that you get ready for them.

When you meet the gorillas please keep a distance of about 7 meters. These gorillas can be charged if they feel provoked or challenged.

Do not eat or smoke during the company of the gorillas.

Flash photography is not allowed therefore remove the flash while taking photos.

The maximum time you can spend with the gorillas is one hour.

If you are ill, please do not track gorillas, talk to the authorities, they may get you another tracking time if you get better or refund your money.

Do not litter anything in the forest.

If you feel like using toilet, ask the Ranger guide to advise you accordingly.

It’s advisable that you put on hiking boots

Carry a rain coat as the weather may change since this is a tropical rainforest.

Carry your packed lunch and water as you may not be sure of how long the trek may be.

You will also be given more regulations during the briefing, please abide by them.